San Antonio Express
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1943
NAZI LINE CAVING IN
IMPERILS KARHKOV
Belgorod Capture
Rostov Is Pounded
By Associated Press
LONDON,. Feb. 9.—The entire German line in southern
Russia appeared Lo be caving in tonight as the Russians, in
a special communique recorded by the Soviet monitor, announced
the capture of Belgorod with a smashing Red army
blow which further imperils Kharkov, the chief Nazi base
east of the Dnieper River.
Belgorod was the second huge German base and railway
center, held tenaciously through all the Russian counter-
offensives of the winter of 1941-42 and the spring of
1942, to fall to the Red army in 48 hours.
The city is only 50 miles north west of Kharkov, industrial capi-
tal of the Ukraine, and is 78 miles northeast of Kursk, the big defense
center which fell only Monday.
Japs Concede
Guadalcanal
To Americans
BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—
American ground forces, apparently closing in for the
Kill have length ed their main line of advance into
Japanese territory on Guadalcanal Island, the Navy announced
Tuesday, night, and have consolidated 'a- newly-won
position on the Japanese coast flank operations which cost the
enemy • 34 men killed and one captured.
Nazis Bomb
School, Kill 4
In England
By Associated Press,
LONDON. Feb. 9.—German planes bombed a school in Southeast
England early today, killing two 2-year-old girls who had arrived
early for their classes, and two teachers who had served as
fire-watchers through the night.
Other children .were buried under the debris, 'but rescued alive
and several more were injured. At east 10 villagers also were taken
to a hospital with injuries.
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